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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 18, 2020 Sustainable Love But like so many things in the spiritual life, love can’t simply be willed. At least not very well nor for very long. It has to be grown. And prayer is the garden where love is cultivated.Explore
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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 11, 2020 Mining Treasure from Dark Times When the bottom falls out, she points us to things we can do to move toward healing: starting with admitting our powerlessness and looking to Jesus our Source, and slowing down to spend time with God…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 4, 2020 Defrosted Over the years, pain and disappointment can turn down the soul’s thermostat until, before you know it, your heart is cold and hesitant to take the risks required by love. It’s like the frog in a pot…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 21, 2020 The Power of Weakness People who know their weakness in this way can do powerful work with God. They are open to advice, slow to judge, and able to empathize. In short, they’re humble, and true humility is a powerful…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 14, 2020 Be Kind to Yourself But the road to self-forgetfulness is an indirect one. It first passes through self-acceptance by way of God’s acceptance. And, yes, we do well to deny ourselves destructive outward vices—so long as…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 31, 2020 Racism and the Law of Love “Every other week I collect the emails and comments of those who vehemently disagree with my posts about racism and coherently listed why, and on a dedicated day, I unpack them before the Lord in a…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 26, 2020 Eye-Openers It’s easy in the spiritual life to slip into a myopic focus on one's own individual journey with God. Then a book, a film, or, most powerfully, a conversation comes along and offers a new set of…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 19, 2020 Soul-Deep Bellow An African-American pastor and worship leader with a powerful voice, Donn stood up in that moment and did something no one present will soon forget. Head tilted back, he released a soul-deep bellow,…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 22, 2020 The Art of Head to Heart “Practical” may not be the first word that comes to mind when we think of the arts and engaging the senses. But “practical” means pertaining to practice. Hands-on. Experiential. And in that sense,…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 15, 2020 Things Pushed Down Come Out Sideways On the Renovaré Podcast this week, Fil talked with Nathan Foster about how many of us are grieving. There are varying levels of grief, arising from both monumental and mundane events—losing a loved…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 1, 2020 Honest Self-Examination Minus the Shame When sin is the focus of our self-examination, despair follows. But when we, guided by the Holy Spirit, look honestly at our sin while maintaining focus on Jesus—on his presence and love toward…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 24, 2020 Stress and Formation Sometimes under stress we return to old habits of thought and action. Jesus always wants better for us—sometimes better than we want for ourselves. He's present both in the moment to guide us and out…Explore